SOCOM’s Hyper-Enabled Operator: Will It Work This Time?
"You know, there is no Tony Stark, but the idea is there that in the future, in the operating environment, it's going to be increasingly complex, dynamic and lethal,†Gen. Richard Clarke, head of SOCOM.
By Paul McLeary on June 05, 2020 at 4:58 PM
WASHINGTON: As Special Operations leaders rush new programs to incorporate AI and advanced communications into their intelligence gathering and influence operations around the globe, they want individual soldiers in the field to be a key part of pushing that data.
The command has tried to suit up troops like this before, going so far as to heavily promote its fabled “Iron Man†suit , an ambitious effort that eventually collapsed under the weight of its own lofty goals. Officially dubbed the Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit (TALOS), the tightly connected network of programs was eventually scrapped and split up into its component parts, including an exoskeleton, thermal management system, stress monitoring tech, 3D audio system, and pneumatic ankles and knees that decrease pressure on the soldier.
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